Martha Wilkerson (AKA G.I. Jill) hosted a couple shows on the United States government-produced Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). One program she hosted was G.I. Jive (http://archive.org/details/AfrsG.i.Jive) and another was Jill's All-Time Jukebox, which ran concurrent to the other show during part of its run (she mentions it during G.I. Jive). Also see The Army-Navy Screen Magazine 55 (1945) here on Archive.org.

I only have 5 Jill's All-Time Jukebox shows :( but there are some real gems. Martha Wilkerson made great "mix tapes." :)

Any typos or errors are mine. Song listing (the songs are listed in the "comments" tag of the MP3 as well):

194x-xx-xx AFRS Jills Juke Box 0029 Benny Goodman Lullaby In Rhythm.mp3

Includes these songs:

Benny Goodman: Lullaby In Rhythm;
Glenn Miller: Frenesi;
Chick Webb (with Ella Fitzgerald): A-Tisket A-Tasket;
Dinah Shore: He's My Guy;
Bing Crosby: San Fernando Valley;
Larry Clinton (with Bea Wain): Deep Purple;
Tommy Dorsey: Swanee River;
Artie Shaw: Traffic Jam.

194x-xx-xx AFRS Jills Juke Box 0040 Benny Goodman Loch Lomond.mp3

Includes these songs:

Benny Goodman (with Martha Tilton): Loch Lomond;
Jimmy Dorsey (with Helen O'Connell): Tangerine;
Freddy Martin: I Met Her On Monday;
Bing Crosby: Thanks;
Hal Kemp (with Skinnay Ennis): Remember Me;
Glen Gray: It's The Talk Of The Town;
Duke Ellington (with Bing Crosby): Three Little Words;
Tommy Dorsey: Nola


194x-xx-xx AFRS Jills Juke Box 0048 Tommy Dorsey Boogie Woogie.mp3

includes these songs:

Tommy Dorsey: Boogie Woogie;
Glenn Miller: That Old Black Magic;
Duke Ellington: Boy Meets Horn;
Woody Herman: Frenesi;
Louis Armstrong: Confessin';
Gus Arnheim (with Bing Crosby): It Must Be True;
Benny Goodman (with Helen Forrest): The Man I Love;
Harry James (with Helen Forrest): I Don't Want To Walk Without You

194x-xx-xx AFRS Jills Juke Box 0055 Benny Goodman Mission To Moscow.mp3

includes these songs:

Benny Goodman: Mission To Moscow;
Glenn Miller: The One I Love;
Bing Crosby: Sierra Sue;
Harry James: He's My Guy;
The Merry Macs: Jingle Jangle Jingle (1942);
Tommy Dorsey: Let's Get Away From It All;
Duke Ellington: Solitude (1932 version I think);
Jimmy Dorsey: John Silver

1950-xx-xx AFRS Jills Juke Box 0247 Woody Herman Caldonia.mp3

includes these songs:

Woody Herman: Caldonia;
Harry James: I'll Buy That Dream;
Slim Gaillard - Cement Mixer;
Margaret Whiting: It Might As Well Be Spring;
Woody Herman - Early Autumn (1949);
Vaughn Monroe - Let It Snow;
Frank Sinatra - Fools Rush In;
Harry James (with Kitty Kallen) - I'm Beginning To See The Light


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This audio is part of the collection: WWII Archive
It also belongs to collection: Additional Collections

Artist/Composer: WA4CZD
Keywords: World War, 1939-1945; Old Time Radio; Swing; Big Band; World War II; Jazz; AFRS; WWII; GI Jill

Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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